Floor Pan Modification? WAS: [Shotimes] SHOpping

[Frank Costa]

About the floor pan issue, is this modifyable with relative ease? I am 6' 1"
and i think i understand what you mean. But i dont have much experiance in
driving a second gen MTX.


Frank

Frank Costa and the "SHOrage"
89 In The Currant Red Flavor

MODS-
Extrude Honed Intake
Gutted Catalytic Converters
Dynomax Catback System
Dynomax Super Turbo Mufflers
Koni Externally Adjustable Inserts
Eibach Lowering Springs

SERVICE-
60k @ 135k
Replaced Sub Frame
Replaced Inner Tie Rods And Outer Tie Rod Ends
91 And Up, Front And Rear Swaybar ENDLINKS
SHO Nut Front And Rear Reinforced Motor Mounts
Ford OEM Transaxle Mount
4th Clutch In 5 Months
3rd Transaxle In 5 Months

TO BE INSTALLED-
NONE

NEXT THING TO BREAK-
Transaxle (Blocker Rings are bad)

Shifter Linkage (Its Gonna happen, it is just a matter of time)

WISH LIST-
Too Much To Mention


http://www.geocities.com/shoprofiles/costa.html





----- Original Message -----
From: "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@jps.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] SHOpping


> --Original Message Text---
> From: Barry Freese
> Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 11:52:39 -0500
>
> >About that "too tall" issue. That could be an issue for me. What was
different about the '89s?
>
> >How tall are you?
>
> I'm 6'1", 31 inch inseam, but the thing is that the seats in 89s are an
inch or so higher
> above the floorpan than they are in later models, even '90s and '91s.  The
seats
> themselves are the same, it is the height of the floorpan where the seats
bolt in that is
> different.  I can't get a comfortable angle for my feet against the
throttle, and it is
> harder to drive an '89 smoothly through the gears....at least for me.   I
have to bend my
> ankles more than in the later cars (poor baby!!), and it makes a
difference in smoothness
> in shifting.  I get used to it after a while, but it all goes away again
once I get in a
> '90 (my main driver).
>
> George
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